Prognosis after splenectomy plus pericardial devascularization vs transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for esophagogastric variceal bleeding

Table 5 Comparison of postoperative hospital days and number of reoperations and adverse events between the two groups

Variable	SPD group	TIPS group	P value
Postoperative hospital stay, days	9.5 ± 3.4	6.6 ± 3.9	< 0.001
Reoperation, times	5	92	< 0.001
In-hospital mortality	1	1	0.98
The 90-d mortality	1	4	0.21
The 30-d readmission	1	22	< 0.001
Occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy	1	25	< 0.001

SPD: Splenectomy plus pericardial devascularization; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.